Pool-pocket indicator



No Model.)

J. J. SULLIVAN.

POOL POCKET INDICATOR.

NO. 563,628. Patented Juy 7, 1896.

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JAMES J. SULLIVAN, OF NEV HAVEN, CNNECTICUT.

POOL-POCKET INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATICN forming part of Letters Patent N o. 563,628, dated July 7,1896.

Application tiled April 16, 1896. Serial No. 587,847. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES J. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county of New Haven, in the State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pool-PocketSignals, set forth and described in the following specification, takenin connection with the drawings, which forni a part thereof, and inwhich- Figure l is a front elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through theband and cylindrical block. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lower end ofthe vertical tube. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the upper end of thesaine.

In all Iigures similar letters of reference represent like parts.

This invention relates to signals for pooltable pockets and the like,and has for its object the production of a novel signal, sinipleinconstruction, and cheap in manufacture, whereby the player is notifiedwhen at a distance that one or more balls' are in the pocket.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the table or board to which thepocket A', for the reception of the balls, is attached. A circ-ular bandB, of wood, rubber, or other suitable material, is secured to thebottoni edge of the pocket A' in any well-known manner. A rod C passesaround. said band B, and the ends thereof are secured to the frame ofthe table A, as shown in Fig. l, so as to hold the lower part of thepocket A' rigid. A cylindrical block D, having an upper portion D' ofgreater diameter, is adapted to have a vertical play in the interior ofthe band B in the bottom ci' the pocket A'. The upper surface of theblock D is slightly concaved, as shown in Fig. 3. A horizontal lever Eis Secured to the bottom of the cylindrical bloelcD and band B by meansof staples d and d'.

.A tube G of any suitable material, having an upper enlarged portion g,the top of which is flush with the top of the pocket A', and an enlargedlower portion g', slotted vertically to receive the end of the lever E,extends parallel to the length of the pocket A. The upper end g is setinto the rim forming the upper edge of the pocket A and secured theretoin any well-known manner, as shown in Fig.

l. The lower end of the tube Gis secured to a horizontal tube G', whichis attached at its other end in any well-known manner to the rod C, Fig.2. Within the upper portion g of the tube G is a cylindrical weightedsignal F, colored so as to quickly attract the eye and of such lengththat when the lower end rests on the bottoni of the enlarged portion g,the upper end will be even with the top thereof, Fig. 5.

A vertical rod E extends lengthwise through the tube G, its upper endbeing secured to or formed integral with the signal F and its lower endbeing connected to the end of lever E in the lower enlarged portion g'.The lever E and rod E' are herein shown of wire and their connection ismade by bending` the ends of the wires about each other. The lever E isalso bent about the staples d and d', thus allowing a limited play ofthe lever in its movements and prevents unnecessary strain 'on the leverE and rod E'.

In operation when the ball. rolls into the pocket the cylindrical blockD is forced downward until the upper portion D', being otl largerdiameter' than the band B, rests thereon and prevents further downwardmovement. The forcing down of the block D causes the end of the lever Eto be depressed, thus raising the other end of said lever, which, beingattached to the rod E', forces said rod upward, and the signal securedthereto, Fig. 2. The upper end of the signal F, being even with the topof the tube G, which is flush with the top of the pocket A when saidsignal is raised, will show above the pocket, and designate that a ballis within said pocket. Then the ball is removed from. the pocket A', thesignal F, being heavier than the block D, forces the rod E', lever E,and block D into their original position. (See Fig. 3.) I

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Fat ent, is-

l. A pool-pocket signal, consisting of a block capable of a verticalmovement in the bottom of the pocket, and a weighted signal connected tosaid block by a lever so that said signal will be raised when said blockis depressed, substantially as described.

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2. A pool-pocket signal, consisting of a vertical tube extending to thetop of the pocket; a weighted signal in said tube; a block capable of avertical movement in the bottom of the pocket; a lever connecting saidsignal and block, said signal being of such increased weight over saidblock, that said block will be normally raised in said pocket, substantially as described.

A pool-pocket signal consisting of a block, capable of a verticalmovement in the bottom of the pocket; a lever attached to said block andfulcrumed to the bottom of the pocket; a vertical tube extending to thetop of the pocket; a weighted signal and rod attached thereto, in saidtube, said rod being secured at its lower end to said lever,substantially as described.

4. In a pool-pocket signal, the combination with the table, of thepocket having a band secured in the bottom thereof; means for securingsaid band rigidly to the table; a vertical tube attached at its lowerend to said band, and extending to the top of the pocket; a weightedsignal in said tube, having a rod attached to and Vdepending therefrom;a block having a vertical play in said band. and a lever fulcrumed tosaid band, and having its ends connected to said depending rou or block,substantially as described.

5. In a pool-pocket signal, the combination with the pocket having aband secured in the bottom thereof; of a vertical tube extending to thetop of said pocket; said tube having an enlarged portion at its upperend; l weighted signal adapted to slide in said enlarged portion; ablock having an enlarged upper portion, the lower part being capable ofa vertical movement in said band; and i lever fulcrumed to said band,and connected to said signal and block, substantially as described.

ln witness whereof I have hereunto set in y hand, at New Haven, in thecounty of New Haven, State of Connecticut, this 14th dav of April, A. D.1896.

JAMES J. SULLIVAN. ll'vitnesses:

F. PHILIP FARNSWORTH, SAMUEL H. FISHER.

